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Deverick John Anderson

Deverick John Anderson

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
deverick.anderson@duke.edu
Duke Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710
Hanes House Rm 164, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association

Conference Journal of Medical Virology · March 1, 2024 SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels may serve as a correlate for immunity and could inform optimal booster timing. The relationship between antibody levels and protection from infection was evaluated in vaccinated individuals from the US National Basketball Associa ... Full text Cite

Hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in health care workers: a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO-HCQ).

Conference Int J Infect Dis · April 2023 OBJECTIVES: To determine whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is safe and effective at preventing COVID-19 infections among health care workers (HCWs). METHODS: In a 1: 1 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, superiority trial at 34 US ... Full text Link to item Cite

Population testing for COVID-19: Can a rapid antigen test rule out infection?

Conference PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY · August 2021 Link to item Cite

Measuring Empiric Antibiotic Spectrum Patterns Across Space and Time

Conference INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY · October 2020 Link to item Cite

Alcohol Hand Rub Significantly Reduces Overall Bacterial Bioburden on Stethoscopes in a Real-World Clinical Setting

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · October 2020 Background: Stethoscopes are a known vector for microbial transmission; however, common strategies used to clean stethoscopes pose certain barriers that prevent routine cleaning after every use. We aimed to determine whether ... Full text Cite

Efficacy of UV-C Disinfection in Hyperbaric Chambers

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · October 2020 Background: UV-C light reduces contamination of high-touch clinical surfaces. Few studies have tested the relative efficacy of UV-C devices in real-world clinical environments. Methods: We assessed the ... Full text Cite

Significant Regional Differences in Antibiotic Use Across 576 US Hospitals and 11,701,326 Million Admissions, 2016–2017

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · October 2020 Background: Reducing inappropriate antibiotic use is critical for fighting antibiotic resistance. Quantifying the amount and diversity of antibiotic use in US hospitals is foundational to these efforts but hampered by limited ... Full text Cite

Comparison of Metrics Used to Track CLABSIs and CAUTIs Across a Regional Network

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · October 2020 Background: The standardized infection ratio (SIR) is the nationally adopted metric used to track and compare catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and central-line– associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) ... Full text Cite

Reflex Urine Culture Practices in a Regional Community Hospital Network

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2020 Background: Reflex urine cultures (RUCs) have the potential to reduce unnecessary urine cultures and antibiotic use. However, urinalysis parameters that best predict true infection are unknown. In this study, we surveyed different RUC practices in laborato ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology of Posttransrectal Prostate Biopsy Bloodstream Infections and Impact of a Screening Program

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2020 Background: Antibiotic prophylaxis choice for transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB) has been affected by the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (FQRE). Prebiopsy FQRE screening and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce post-TRPB bloo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Measuring Empiric Antibiotic Spectrum Patterns Across Space and Time

Conference Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2020 Background: Quantitative evaluation of antibiotic spectrum is an important, underutilized metric in measuring antibiotic use (AU) and may assist antimicrobial stewards in identifying targets and strategy for intervention. We evaluated the spectrum of initi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk factors for bloodstream infections in older hospitalized patients: A multi-center study

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2008 Link to item Cite

Gram negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI) lead to poor outcomes in older adults.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

The epidemiology of nosocomial blood stream infection (BSI) in the elderly.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2006 Link to item Cite